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Jensen Huang
NVIDIA · Taipei, Taiwan
Came to America as a 9-year-old refugee. Cleaned bathrooms at Denny's. Now wears a leather jacket on the world's most-watched stage.
Bet-the-decadeSpeedEngineer-led leadership
Company
NVIDIA
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 1993Co-founded NVIDIA in a Denny's diner.
- 2006Bet on CUDA — a decade before AI made it worth it.
- 2016Deep-learning boom — NVIDIA became indispensable.
- 2023Most valuable chip company on earth.
Struggles
Near-bankruptcy in late 90s. Bet the company on CUDA — wrong for a decade.
Family
Married to college sweetheart Lori. Two children — both in tech.
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- ↗wikipedia.orgJensen Huang on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comNVIDIA — official site
- ↗news.google.comJensen Huang in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comNVIDIA on Crunchbase
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Came to America as a 9-year-old refugee. Cleaned bathrooms at Denny's. Now wears a leather jacket on the world's most-watched stage.
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